Chances are Richardson won’t be a happy guy once his medically-induced haze disappears. He hates being out, and he’ll hate it even more when he realizes it was a freak play — an accidental kick by teammate Mickael Pietrus following a Warriors’ defensive stand — that broke his right hand.

Coach Don Nelson estimated Richardson would be out six to eight weeks. The only bright side? His surgically-repaired knee should be plenty healthy by the time his hand heals.